Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-19

while here, as in the drawing rooms,
white lace decorates chimney piece and
huge four post mahogany bedstead. The
whole house abounds in antique furniture
that has really belonged to Der ancestors
she has wonderful collection OF Old sill
yer, kept il huge cabinets with glass
doors N the dinipg-rcOm, which is q
very attractive apartment.
Another oddity Of Mrs. Hicks-Lord's
| is the keeping OF many Of the TOYS she
had when girl. She seems to love these
J things. Nothing that ever belonged TO
! her IS lost or DESTROYED. she has slWsYs
been fine hOrsem.n, and has 9 picture
formed Of hOrsehair cut from the names
her favorite horses. Sac also has various
photographs OF her pes.
Mrs. HiCks-LCrd is still remarkably
| handsome woman. Sle il tell and will
Lowry, with the same straight figure she
h2d when girl. Her complexion is like
marble, With
HARDLY TINGE OF COLOR.
Size has dark, almOs. black, glossy hair,
Wnlch she d1esses ia great coils; dainty
well kept hand, expressive eyes aud
! beautiful teeth. she entertairs in great
magniticence, yet has charm Shout her
which places her guests entirely 81 their
esse. Sac is to-day one Of the most en-
tertainiDg aud witty women; even at g
large reception l have seen the entire
company cease talking to listen 10 their
brilliant hostess.
Sac mas the quaintest WY Of saying
things. She is pas .iLg the summer in
Europe. where she visits all the people Of
/ note. ClueenVictOrIs is friend and Mrs
H!Ck3-Lord has very handsome colored
picture of Victoria, bearing her CU.o-
'aph, which is framed and hangs in Mrs
Hicks Lord's drawing room. Notwlth-
standing she is such q fGvorI.e with those
abroad, she is /. thorough American, Gud
one OF her most priced ornaments is 8
photograph OF Mrs Grover Cieyelsnd, to
which Is attached her visiting card.
1T Is rumOEcd Mrs. Hicks-L viii
marry third time, end no one can be
surprised, for she is 8 beautiful, fascina-
ting woman, as We'll rs g very wealthy
one, 1t IS SAID that she hiss made VIII,
leaving Gil the property left her " Mr.
Lord to his sons.
Mrs. Paran Stevens, another Of our
wealthy widows, occupies this summer
her country residence ct Newport, known
as Marietta NIlla. Sac is entertaining
among others Miss Fannie Reed, her sis
abroad, where she has studied for some
years as Z 6ce singer. she has been heard
several times during the summer ST New
port, and has been an attraction at Mrs.
Stevens receptions. Miss P2get OF In
gland, who has been HRS. S.,vens' guest
during the winter il New York, Is sill.
with her at Newport
Mrs. Stevens has not been much IN soCie-
ty since her only son, Harry Stevens, died
st Newport three summers ago. Mrs.
Stevens only living child is her daughter
Minnie, the vic OF Captain Arthur Paget,
q brother Of Lord Alfred Paget Of England.
The Miss Paget who is ente rtained bV
Mrs. Stevens Is a sister Of Captain Pa.et.
She is bright and attractive. Who knows
but She may marry ore o. our NV
YorkeTs and settle down? l. is about
time the TIDE turned the other wav, eo
mary New York girls have married
EngHshmeD. | would. however, dIssuaQe
he fortune hunter, for Miss PAget is not
rich.
Mrs. Stevens is g peculiar compound.
II she is friend, she is = stau1ch one.
She can see 10 faults in those she cares
Tor, and IS generous End lavish in Ter at
tep,iGus; bu. woe betide the person who
crosses her, From taas moment saa can
net see the slightest good ia taem. an
instance Of this is
THE sO-CALLED QUARREL"
between 8,rs. Stevens and Mrs James
R-oIn Potter & year ago during the Lon
don season.
Ms. Stevens is &c example Of the 9 eat
change Of position and fortune that fre-
qlently comes 10 American women.
P6rGn Stevens vas well known aotcl
keeper, and first began 10 amass his suD-
sequentIy Immense fortune while psopri-
etOr Of the Revere house, Fo3tOn. At
that tine the present Mrs. Stevere, who
was Ms second wife, WAS earning her
living ia an adjacent manufacturing town.
She was young and beautiful. Mr.. SEE
veus fell in love with her, made her his
wife and educated her. She proved an
APT scholar. She is q most ambitious
woman, and to-day is thoroughly edu-
Gated, conyerses well on ell topics, AID is
: clever linguist, speaking French and
German nuentIy. By her tact snd Wis
dom she very materially aided her hus
band in gaining his fortune.
Her home is on Fifth avenue. neal
Twenty eighth street. The house Is large
and luxuriously furnished, and has beer
in the past tbs scene of many gorge0u:
entertainments. At the time Of her daugh
ter's debut-whO was greet beauty, tins
occasion was q nine-days' wonder. Mrs
Stevens is particularly fond OF having
young people shout her, snd is pleased &c
add to their pleasure. For this reason the
entertaining Of the "Pagets," as young
Mis-. ard Miss Psget are referred to-
mems series Of pleasures.
Mrs. Stevens numbers among hel
friends the most prominent and best PEG
pie Of two continents, who find her home
wines, dinners, and her general hospital
ity enticing. She herself is g most agree
able companion when she chooses, anC
she generally does choose, except for &C
cas-onal irritability, which seems to BIZ
her only falling
In appearance Mrs. Stevens is portIy
and somewhat Fl )rid, but she also has
commanding air and her toilets ere ex-
quisite. Her property runs into the
millions and is mostly in real estate
She owns the Victoria Hotel in this city
and still has an interest in the profits oil
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, of which hel
husband was proprietor at the time oil
his death.
Mrs, Stevens is always g conspicuous
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